The nurses' perceptions of caring behaviors and related factors in cardiac intensive care units in the north of Iran
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Perception and nurse, care behaviors, cardiac intensive care unitsAbstract
Introduction and Background: Care is one of the most basic and well-known activities in the nursing system. Nursing focuses on "human health care". Cowin and Warelow believe that a high perception of the concept of care, the way of expressing it, and practising it has a significant impact on the quality of services provided by nurses and, more importantly, on the nursing perception. This study aimed to evaluate nurses' perceptions of caring behaviors and related factors in cardiac intensive care units of educational-medical centres of Gilan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional and analytical study. The statistical population of the present study included all nurses in cardiac intensive care units of educational-medical centres. Based on the census sampling method, out of the total number of 160 nurses, 152 were included in this study. Data collection tools included 2 sections. 1. Demographic section which included personal, occupational, and social-economic information, 2. The standard Modified CARE-Q. Results: The results of the present study showed that nurses' perception score of nursing caring behaviors is about 81.8%, indicating a high perception of the participants. Also, in terms of the relationship between the personal factors and level of perception, gender and organizational status (head nurse compared to nurse p = 0.24) showed a significant relationship with the level of perception and regarding the occupational factors; hospital type showed a significant relationship with the level of perception (P <0.001). Also, the total score of nurses’ perception showed a significant relationship with the level of perception, and socio-economic factors showed no significant relationship with the level of perception. Nurses participating in this research pay more attention to the technical aspects of caring than to the emotional and social aspects. The nurses of the intensive care units were more concerned about the physical problems of the hospitalized patients. The availability and timely implementation of treatment instructions was the most important caring behaviour for them and this approach cannot meet all the needs of patients. It is necessary for
Conclusion: Considering that the nurses participating in this study pay more attention to the technical aspects of caring for the emotional and social aspects, this approach can not meet all the needs of clients and it is necessary for nursing educators and managers in training and planning. Paying special attention to various factors affecting caring behaviours, by emphasizing ethical issues and creating morale, increases the sense of responsibility, strengthens professional ethics and self-efficacy, on the other hand, creating and strengthening counselling services, minimize their problems. So that patients can benefit from better and more appropriate quality services.
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